Frederick Douglass High School is a public school located in northwest
Atlanta, Georgia bordering the
Collier Heights and
Center Hill communities. As of 2006 the
school principal is Mr. J. Austin Brown.
Since 1968, Frederick Douglass High School has served the community of Center Hill and the city of Atlanta with many academic and non-academic programs. Atlanta Public Schools established Douglass High School to relieve overcrowding at nearby defunct, Harper, Turner and West Fulton High Schools. However, all three of these high schools (as well as defunct Archer High School) eventually merged with Douglass.
There are currently over 2,000 students attending Douglass High School, making it the largest high school in the Atlanta Public School system. During the years of 2002-2003, the school underwent a major renovation that was completed in time for the 2004-05 school year. The new features included a state-of-the-art gymnasium, auditorium and full renovation of the main building. [1] These buildings will honor former principals Lester W. Butts and Samuel L. Hill. There are several sub-programs within Douglass High School the magnet program (CFEAT) Center for Engineering, and Applied Technology which serves over 500 students, the NJROTC which is the only Naval NJROTC in metropolitan Atlanta area, the Media Arts academy and the Ninth Grade School.
Douglass High School is made up of several small learning communities. Each program/community is designed to give each student a world-class educational experience and graduate with real options for lifelong success whether they choose college or enter the workforce. The small learning communities are
